Comments on: Child protection or censorship? http://www.librarystuff.net/2009/11/09/child-protection-or-censorship/ The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Virginia Brown http://www.librarystuff.net/2009/11/09/child-protection-or-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-34496 Virginia Brown Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:07:33 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2009/11/09/child-protection-or-censorship/#comment-34496 What I find disturbing is that Cook "used her employee privileges to find out that the patron desiring the book was an 11-year-old girl." That is clearly an abuse of her employee privileges, a huge step beyond her role as librarian, and an invasion of the privacy of the library patron. What I find disturbing is that Cook “used her employee privileges to find out that the patron desiring the book was an 11-year-old girl.” That is clearly an abuse of her employee privileges, a huge step beyond her role as librarian, and an invasion of the privacy of the library patron.

]]> By: Dan Kleinman http://www.librarystuff.net/2009/11/09/child-protection-or-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-34303 Dan Kleinman Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:32:53 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2009/11/09/child-protection-or-censorship/#comment-34303 That is an excellent article. I blogged on this issue <a href="http://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2009/10/librarians-fired-for-not-pornifying.html" rel="nofollow">too</a>. From the article you linked, I love this part about the library's support for freedom of speech: They wanted to then suggest that the library change its policy on censorship. Boisvert said she wanted them to know that "because we are a conservative community, we will choose to have our children protected." Cook and Boisvert were never given the opportunity to speak. Neither was anyone else in the gallery. The reason given: It was not on the agenda. People left really, really riled. Director Critchfield has repeatedly said the library will not comment on personnel matters. The library, instead, has been left to try to speak through its policies. That is an excellent article. I blogged on this issue too.

From the article you linked, I love this part about the library’s support for freedom of speech:

They wanted to then suggest that the library change its policy on censorship.

Boisvert said she wanted them to know that “because we are a conservative community, we will choose to have our children protected.”

Cook and Boisvert were never given the opportunity to speak. Neither was anyone else in the gallery. The reason given: It was not on the agenda.

People left really, really riled.

Director Critchfield has repeatedly said the library will not comment on personnel matters. The library, instead, has been left to try to speak through its policies.

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